US4873002A - Liquid detergent fabric conditioning compositions - Google Patents

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US4873002A
US4873002A US06/443,896 US44389682A US4873002A US 4873002 A US4873002 A US 4873002A US 44389682 A US44389682 A US 44389682A US 4873002 A US4873002 A US 4873002A
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    • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
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    • C11D1/00—Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds; Use of these compounds as a detergent
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    • C11D1/00—Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds; Use of these compounds as a detergent
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  • the present invention is concerned with liquid detergent fabric conditioning compositions which are added during the wash cycle of the laundering process.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 4,298,480 describes a detergent composition which provides softness, detergency, anti-static and anti-soil redeposition properties to fabrics and which comprises a water-soluble, non-soap, organic surfactant at least about 90% of which is of the anionic type, a water-soluble neutral to alkaline builder salt, a water-soluble or dispersible fatty acid soap in discrete particle form, a cationic softener selected from aliphatic di C 1 -C 4 alkyl, di(higher) C 14 -C 24 alkyl quaternary ammonium compounds, heterocyclic compounds and mixtures thereof, the weight ratio of soap to softener being from about 2:3 to 3:2 and wherein the percent concentration of anionic surfactant is at least about 1.5x+5, wherein x is the percent concentration of softener, wherein the soap is substantially homogeneously dispersed in the
  • U.S. Pat. No. 4,294,711 describes granular detergent compositions which provide softening and cleaning properties and which comprise one or more polyethoxy nonionic detergents having a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance in the range of 8 to 15 and having not more than an average of 16 ethoxy units per molecule, one or more cationic surfactant materials, a detergency builder and an acid optical brightener of the 4,4'bis(triazinylamino) stilbene 2,2' sulphonic acid type having a low rate of solution in an aqueous medium of pH 9 at 25° C.
  • 4,264,479 describes a mixture comprising a nonionic detergent, a tertiary amine oxide or amphoteric detergent and a quaternary ammonium halide. This surfactant system is combined with other ingredients to produce commercially useful cleaners. In column 3, lines 1, 2, 42 and 43, the mixture is stated to be a synergistic combination of surface active agents.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 4,268,401 describes a detergent composition comprising at least one nonionic surface active agent such as a C 10 -C 20 alkylpolyglycol ether and/or a C 6 -C 20 alkylphenolpolyglycol ether, at least one C 8 -C 20 fatty acid polyglycol diester and at least one cationic component having textile-softening properties such as a di(C 10 -C 20 ) alkyl dimethyl or diethylammonium halide.
  • nonionic surface active agent such as a C 10 -C 20 alkylpolyglycol ether and/or a C 6 -C 20 alkylphenolpolyglycol ether
  • C 8 -C 20 fatty acid polyglycol diester at least one cationic component having textile-softening properties
  • textile-softening properties such as a di(C 10 -C 20 ) alkyl dimethyl or diethylammonium halide
  • 4,233,167 describes liquid detergent, softening, and brightening compositions which comprise a water-soluble nonionic surfactant system, at least one quaternary ammonium fabric softener having an equivalent weight of from about 400 to 2,000, an optical brightener of the 4,4' bis[4-di-substituted amino-6-(sulfosubstituted anilino)-s-triazin-2-ylamino]2,2'-stilbene disulfonic acid type and a hydrotrope to stabilize the composition.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 4,222,905 describes laundry detergents containing no or only low levels of phosphate materials and specific mixtures of selected cationic surfactants, preferably those having reduced cationic monomer concentrations.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 4,140,641 describes highly concentrated single phase liquid detergent compositions which contain a fabric softener which has been formulated using a nonionic surfactant and a quaternary imidazolinium fabric softener.
  • concentration of nonionic surfactant should be from about 40% to about 70% and the concentration of fabric softener is from about 15% to about 30%.
  • Optical brighteners may also be added.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 4,202,800 describes liquid laundry detergent compositions comprising an alkanolamine, a nonionic surfactant, sodium carboxymethylcellulose and water. Optical brighteners may optionally be added.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 3,982,356 describes a liquid laundry detergent and softener consisting of a detergent such as a linear primary alcohol ethoxylate such as a C 12 -C 15 primary alcohol containing about 9-ethylene oxide units per mole, 8(4-hexyl-5-carboxycyclohex-2,3-ene-1-yl)octanoic acid preferably in the form of the disodium salt, an alkanolamine such as diethanolamine, and water.
  • a detergent such as a linear primary alcohol ethoxylate such as a C 12 -C 15 primary alcohol containing about 9-ethylene oxide units per mole
  • 3,959,157 describes a non-phosphate liquid detergent softening composition which comprises a nonionic and/or amine oxide surfactant, a mixture of a quaternary ammonium fabric softener and a polyethoxylated alkyl or dialkyl methyl ammonium halide and an aqueous solvent medium.
  • a nonionic and/or amine oxide surfactant a mixture of a quaternary ammonium fabric softener and a polyethoxylated alkyl or dialkyl methyl ammonium halide and an aqueous solvent medium.
  • 3,954,632 describes a fabric softening composition which contains as essential ingredients a particulate smectite clay fabric softening material, a quaternary ammonium fabric softening agent and an acidic compatibilizing agent selected from the group consisting of fatty acids having from about 8 to about 30 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain, benzene mono-, di- and tricarboxylic acid containing from 0 to 2 hydroxyl functions and mixtures thereof.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 3,920,564 describes the incorporation of cationic and amine fabric softeners into anionic and nonionic detergent compositions where the builder is a water-soluble salt of an amino-polycarboxylate or a water-soluble salt of citric acid rather than the usual sodium or potassium tripolyphosphate.
  • the substitution of an aminopolycarboxylate salt or a citric acid salt for tripolyphosphate as a builder is stated to increase the functionality of cationic and amine-type fabric softeners in a detergent fabric softener.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 3,844,952 describes laundry detergent compositions comprising a water-soluble organic detergent compound an ⁇ , ⁇ -disubstituted derivative of a non-cyclic, hygroscopic polyol, and in a preferred embodiment a polyalkyleneimine antistatic agent.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 3,766,062 describes fabric softening compositions consisting essentially of a higher 1,2-alkanediol, a linear alkyl benzene sulfonate and a higher alkylol sulfate.
  • 3,749,691 describes detergent compatible fabric softening compositions comprising a cationic softening agent, an amphoteric surfactant and a modified polyolefin emulsion.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 3,537,993 describes detergent softener compositions consisting essentially of from about 3% to about 9% of a nonionic detergent, from about 4% to about 15% of a zwitterionic amine oxide, an amide detergent or a mixture thereof, a detergency builder, and from about 2% to about 8% of a quaternary ammonium fabric softener.
  • Canadian Pat. No. 1,110,409 describes liquid formulations for fabric treatment which comprise a first dispersed phase consisting of particles comprising a mixture of substantially water insoluble organic matrix materials, a cationic material and a sensorially perceivable material dispersed in an aqueous phase.
  • Canadian Pat. No. 1,052,506 describes a fabric softening composition comprising from about 7 to about 15% by weight of a cationic fabric softening agent, up to about 10% of a lower aliphatic alcohol and an aqueous vehicle substantially free of electrolytes.
  • 1,032,051 describes detergent compositions which comprise a mixture of surfactants of which 30-90% by weight is a surfactant selected from among nonionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants and mixtures thereof and from 10-70% as a surfactant mixture comprising at least one anionic surfactant and at least one cationic surfactant in a charged ratio of anionic surfactant to cationic surfactant within the range of from about 0.60 to about 0.90.
  • a surfactant selected from among nonionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants and mixtures thereof and from 10-70% as a surfactant mixture comprising at least one anionic surfactant and at least one cationic surfactant in a charged ratio of anionic surfactant to cationic surfactant within the range of from about 0.60 to about 0.90.
  • 1,031,907 describes non-phosphate detergents consisting essentially of about 10 to about 40% of a synthetic organic detergent selected from C 16 -C 22 alkyl di-(C 1 -C 3 )alkylamineoxide, water-soluble nonionic surface active compounds derived from condensation of a C 8 -C 50 hydrophobic compound with from 5 to 200 moles of ethylene oxide or a mixture thereof and about 3 to 15% of a mixture of a quaternary ammonium fabric softener which is a di-long chain or di-short chain quaternary ammonium compound or a mono- or di-long chain alkylimidazolinium compound and a polyethoxylated quaternary ammonium compound containing from 10 to 60 moles of ethylene oxide, the elements in the composition being present in specified ratios.
  • a synthetic organic detergent selected from C 16 -C 22 alkyl di-(C 1 -C 3 )alkylamineoxide
  • water-soluble nonionic surface active compounds derived from
  • Canadian Pat. No. 1,005,204 is a typical example of a dryer-added fabric softener which comprises a substrate having a fabric conditioning agent thereon which is co-mingled with the clothes to be conditioned in the laundry dryer.
  • Canadian Pat. No. 818,419 describes fabric softener detergent compositions comprising an electro-neutral complex of a cationic textile softening agent and an anionic surfactant and a nonionic-cationic dispersing mixture which is capable of dispersing the composition into an active dispersion.
  • the electro-neutral complex is stated to make up a critical portion of the composition and is formed by combining a cationic textile softening agent with an anionic surfactant in the presence of a nonionic-cationic dispersing agent in amounts which will form a substantially unionized cationic-anionic complex.
  • detergent softener compositions which comprise a nonionic detergent and a cationic softener and a nonionic soil suspending agent, the detergent and the fabric softener being present in a ratio by weight of from about 0.5:1 to 2.5:1.
  • the nonionic detergent is a condensation product of polyethyleneoxide in which the polyethyleneoxide chain acts as the hydrophilic group and the hydrophobic group is derived from materials such as fatty acids, alcohols, mercaptans, amines, amides, substituted phenols, fatty alcohols and glucosides.
  • Canadian Pat. No. 755,039 describes a fabric softening composition which can be used during the wash cycle of the laundering process together with a laundry detergent.
  • the fabric softeners described are cation-active organic compounds which are capable of forming solid complexes that are adducts with urea.
  • compositions comprising a cationic fabric softening agent which is a water-soluble 1-lower alkyl, 1-long chain alkylamidoethyl-2-long chain alkyl imidazolinium salt and a germicidal agent which is a water-soluble N-alkyl, N,N-di-lower alkyl N-arylmethyl ammonium salt having a long chain alkyl group.
  • a cationic fabric softening agent which is a water-soluble 1-lower alkyl, 1-long chain alkylamidoethyl-2-long chain alkyl imidazolinium salt and a germicidal agent which is a water-soluble N-alkyl, N,N-di-lower alkyl N-arylmethyl ammonium salt having a long chain alkyl group.
  • this composition is intended to be added during the laundering process and does not include a detergent within the composition.
  • Canadian Pat. No. 730,150 describes the chemical treatment of fibrous material such as textiles and paper for the purpose of providing softness to those materials. This reference discloses 1,2-amide imidazoline salts which are stated to have good re-wetting and good anti-static properties for textiles and paper.
  • Canadian Pat. No. 713,521 describes solid laundry compositions comprising a mixture of a cationic fabric softener and a sugar. The sugar is used as a carrier, stabilizer and solubilizer for the fabric softener.
  • Canadian Pat. No. 702,646 describes a fluid colloidal preparation which comprises at least one cationic fabric softener which is preferentially absorbed by cloth, at least one organomercurial germicide, and a minor proportion of thin boiling cornstrach. The cationic softener is stated to exert a potentiating effect upon the germicidal activity of the organomercurial compound as well as aiding in more uniform absorption of the germicide into the fabrics being treated with the composition.
  • the present invention provides a liquid detergent fabric conditioning composition which is capable of providing the necessary detergency for laundering clothes during the wash cycle, while at the same time being capable of conditioning fabrics, for example imparting softness and anti-static properties to the fabrics being laundered during the course of the wash cycle as well.
  • the liquid detergent fabric conditioning composition according to the present invention comprises from about 2% to about 12% of a cationic fabric conditioning agent, from about 10% to about 50% of a nonionic surfactant having detergent properties which is compatible with said cationic fabric conditioning agent, and an aqueous solvent system.
  • Any cationic fabric conditioning agent which is compatible with the nonionic surfactant and with fabrics during the wash cycle of the laundering process and which will impart softness and anti-static properties to such fabrics during the wash cycle may be used according to the present invention.
  • any nonionic surfactant which has detergent properties and is compatible with the cationic fabric conditioning agent and with fabrics during the wash cycle of a laundering process may be used as the nonionic compound.
  • Any suitably compatible aqueous solvent system may be used to formulate the composition into a liquid form suitable for addition to the wash cycle of a laundering process.
  • the cationic fabric conditioning agent is preferably a quaternary ammonium compound or an imidazolinium compound and is preferably present in the amount of 5 to 12%, particularly 6 to 10%.
  • the nonionic surfactant is present in the amount of about 20-40%.
  • the composition according to the present invention may contain an effective amount of an antimicrobial agent.
  • the cationic compound is a quaternary ammonium compound it may also act as a foam booster depending on the amount employed and its specific chemical structure, as well as other specific ingredients in a given composition according to the present invention. Alternatively, a foam booster may be added, if desired.
  • a quaternary ammonium compound which provides a foam boosting effect may, depending upon the extent to which foam is boosted, eliminate the necessity of adding a foam booster and according to this particular embodiment of the present invention, the foam booster effect of the quaternary ammonium compound is simply an added advantage of a given quaternary ammonium compound in a given system, as the quaternary ammonium compound is primarily used to provide softening and anti-static effects.
  • effective amounts of optical brightening agents, dyes, fragrances, anti-soil redeposition agents, buffering agents and the like may also be added to the instant composition.
  • a further aspect of the present invention resides in a method of laundering fabrics and imparting conditioning thereto during the wash cycle of a laundering process.
  • This method comprises adding to the fabrics during the wash cycle an effective amount of a composition which comprises from about 2% to about 12% of a cationic fabric conditioning agent, from about 10% to about 50% of a nonionic surfactant having detergent properties which is compatible with such cationic fabric conditioning agent, and a suitably compatible aqueous system.
  • a cationic fabric conditioning agent which is compatible with the nonionic surfactant and with fabrics during the wash cycle of the laundering process and which will impart softness and anti-static properties to such fabrics during the wash cycle may be used according to the present invention.
  • the cationic fabric conditioning agent is preferably a quaternary ammonium compound or an imidazolinium compound and is preferably present in the amount of 5 to 12%, particularly 6 to 10%.
  • the nonionic surfactant is present in the amount of about 20-40%.
  • the composition according to the present invention may contain an effective amount of an antimicrobial agent.
  • the cationic compound is a quaternary ammonium compound, it may also act as a foam booster depending on the amount employed and its specific chemical structure, as well as other specific ingredients in a given composition according to the present invention. Alternatively, a foam booster may be added, if desired.
  • a quaternary ammonium compound which provides a foam boosting effect may, depending upon the extent to which foam is boosted, eliminate the necessity of adding a foam booster and according to this particular embodiment of the present invention, the foam booster effect of the quaternary ammonium compound is simply an added advantage of a given quaternary ammonium compound, as the quaternary ammonium compound is primarily used to provide softening and anti-static effects. If desired, effective amounts of optical brightening agents, dyes, fragrances, anti-soil redeposition agents, buffering agents and the like may also be added to the instant composition.
  • Suitable cationic fabric conditioning agents include quaternary ammonium compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein X is an anion, preferably a halide (particularly chloride) or methyl sulfate, R 1 and R 2 are each alkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R 3 is benzyl, alkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, a polyethoxy moiety containing up to about 10 ethylene oxide units, alkoxypropyl or hydroxy substituted alkoxypropyl wherein the alkoxy moiety contains 12-20 carbon atoms, alkyl of 12 to 20 carbon atoms, or alkyl amido wherein the alkyl moiety contains from 12 to 20 carbon atoms, and R 4 is alkyl of 12 to 20 carbon atoms, a polyethoxy moiety containing up to about 10 ethylene oxide units, or alkyl amido wherein the alkyl moiety contains 12 to 20 atoms.
  • Particularly useful quaternary ammonium compounds include:
  • cationic fabric conditioning agents of formula (I) include variables wherein R 1 and R 2 are phenyl or hydroxy substituted alkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms.
  • cationic quaternary imidazolinium compounds are also useful as conditioning agents according to the present invention.
  • Suitable compounds are represented by the formula (II): ##STR2## wherein R 6 is alkyl of 1-4 carbon atoms, preferably from 1-2 carbon atoms, R 7 is hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R 8 is alkyl of 8-25 carbon atoms, preferably at least 15 carbon atoms, R 5 is hydrogen or alkyl of 8-25 carbon atoms, preferably at least 15 carbon atoms, and X is an anion, preferably methyl sulfate or chloride. Particularly preferred are those compounds of formula (II) in which both R 5 and R 8 are alkyl of 16-25 carbon atoms, particularly 16-18 carbon atoms.
  • the cationic fabric conditioning agent when it is a quaternary ammonium compound it may be a single quaternary ammonium compound or a mixture of quaternary ammonium compounds.
  • the relative proportions in the mixture will be dependent upon the relative performance attributes of detergency, softening and static control which are desired.
  • Particularly useful mixtures of quaternary ammonium compounds include:
  • Quaternary ammonium compounds are generally commercially available as active concentrations containing 75-90% quaternary ammonium compound, although one could use materials of other active concentrations of the quaternary ammonium compound. Depending upon the concentration of the quaternary ammonium compound, the formulation may be adjusted accordingly. Percentages of cationic fabric conditioning agents described in this invention are based on the use of commercially available quaternary ammonium compounds at concentrations of 75-90%.
  • Nonionic surfactant which is compatible with the cationic fabric conditioning agent and the other specific ingredients in a given composition may be used.
  • Nonionic surfactants useful for this purpose are known in the art.
  • Useful nonionic surfactants include the water-soluble products derived from the condensation of an alkylene oxide or equivalent reaction and a reactive-hydrogen hydrophobe.
  • the hydrophobic compounds may be aliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic, although the aliphatic and aromatic ones are preferred.
  • the preferred types of hydrophobes are higher aliphatic alcohols and alkylphenols, although other hydrophobes may be used such as carboxylic acid, carboxamides, mercaptans, sulphonamides and the like.
  • the ethylene oxide condensates with higher-alkylphenols are a preferred class of nonionic compounds.
  • the hydrophobic moiety contains at least 6 carbon atoms, and preferably about 15 carbon atoms.
  • the amount of alkylene oxide will vary considerably depending upon the hydrophobe, but as a general guide, at least 5 moles of alkylene oxide per mole of hydrophobe should be used.
  • the upper limit of alkylene oxide will also vary. While ethylene oxide is the preferred oxyalkylating reagent, other lower alkylene oxides such as propylene oxide, butylene oxide and the like may be used or substituted in part for the ethylene oxide.
  • Preferred hydrophobic moieties contain about 9 moles on the average of ethylene oxide, although greater amounts may also be employed.
  • nonionic surfactants includes the class of oxyalkylated higher aliphatic alcohols.
  • the fatty alcohols should contain at least 6 carbon atoms and preferably from 12-15 carbon atoms.
  • Useful alcohols should be condensed with at least about 5 moles of ethylene oxide and preferably about 9 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol.
  • a typical product is a C-12 to C-15 mixture of alcohols condensed with 9 moles of ethylene oxide.
  • a liquid detergent fabric conditioning composition was prepared by admixing the following ingredients:
  • the recommended use amount per average washer load of 5-7 lbs. dry fabric is 1/4 cup.
  • a liquid detergent fabric conditioning composition was prepared by admixing the following ingredients:
  • the recommended use amount per average washer load of 5-7 lbs. of dry fabric is 1/4 cup.
  • a liquid detergent fabric conditioning composition was prepared by admixing the following ingredients:
  • the recommended use amount per average washer load of 5-7 lbs. of dry fabric is 1/2 cup.
  • a liquid detergent fabric conditioning composition was prepared by admixing the following ingredients:
  • the recommended use amount per average washer load of 5-7 lbs. of dry fabric is 1/2 cup.
  • a liquid detergent fabric conditioning composition was prepared by admixing the following ingredients:
  • the recommended use amount per average washer load of 5-7 lbs. of dry fabric is 1/4 cup.
  • a liquid detergent fabric conditioning composition was prepared by admixing the following ingredients:
  • the recommended use amount per average washer load of 5-7 lbs. of dry fabric is 1/4 cup.
  • a liquid detergent fabric conditioning composition was prepared by admixing the following ingredients:
  • the recommended use amount per average washer load of 5-7 lbs. of dry fabric is 1/4 cup.

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